Arrow rest for archery bow



Oct. 29, 1:963 c. w. COE 3,108,584

ARROW REST FOR ARCHERY BOW Filed June 26, 1961 l4 INVENTOR. C//' are M4Coe BY@MM ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,103,584 0W REST FGR ARCHERY BWlittoral W. Coe, Otter Lake, Mich. Filed done 26, 1961, Ser. No. 119,642Claims. (Ci. 124-24) This invention relates to improvements in arrowrest for archery bow. The principal objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an arrow rest which is adjustable in the window ot anarchery bow transversely of the line of flight of the arrow.

Second, to provide an arrow rest that is easily attachable to the sideof the window of an archery bow at selectively varied vertical positionsand which may be adjusted transversely according to the desires of thearcher.

Third, to provide an adjustable arrow rest that yields with the releasedarrow and does not abnormally wear the feathers of the arrow.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent trorn aconsideration of the following description and claims. The drawings ofwhich there is one sheet illustrate a highly practical form of the arrowrest and one modified form of the rest.

FIG. 1 is a side elevationail view with the arrow rest of the inventionmounted thereon.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary rear elevational view of the bow andarrow rest.

FIG. 3 is a still further enlarged fragmentary rear elevational view ofthe arrow rest attachment and its conneotion to the bow.

FIG. 4 is a top plane view of the arrow rest and its attaching andadjusting components.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross sectional view taken along the plane of theline 55 in FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a first modified form of the arrow rest.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view of the modified rest shown in FIG. 6.

In the sport of archery it is now common to provide bows such as the bowindicated at 1 having an upper arm 2 and a 'lower arm 3 projectingoppositely from a central grip 4. The upper arm 2 is laterally oiisetfrom the grip 4 to provide a sight arrow window with a side wall 5 andledge or floor 6. The bow string 7 when stretched between the ends ofthe arms lies in a plane passing vertically through the space defined bythe window. The bow illustrated and described is known as a right handbow, and reversely'arranged left hand bows are common, but the arrowrest or the invention is adaptable to either right or left hand bows.

In accurate shooting by experienced bowmen, it is found that the side 5and floor 6 of the window opening are not always at the right positionfor all bowmen or for a single bowman under all conditions of shooting.The position of the shaft of the arrow as it is held in the window atthe instant of release is an important factor in the accuracy of the bowand the present invention provides an arrow rest which is adjustable toaccommodate the desires of difierent shooting conditions and diflferentbowmen.

The arrow rest consists of a generally rectangular boxlike housing 8having forwardly and rearwardly projecting attaching ears 9 on its inneredge which receive screws 10 for selectively attaching the box to theside surface 5 of the window. The box may rest generally on the floor 6of the window or may be raised to selected higher positions. Mouldedplastic has been found to be a suitable material for the box but othermaterials could obviously by substituted. The box is open at the tophaving an overhanging rim 11 as a retainer and is open at its inner$,i'8,584 Patented Oct. 29, 1963 ice side as at 12 to permit theinsertion of a slide block 13 prior to assembly of the box on the how.The block 13 is transversely drilled and tapped as at 14 to receive andengage the threaded end of an adjusting screw 15 passed through theouter end wall 16 of the box. A spring 17 may be positioned around thescrew between the block and the inside of the box to hold the block inadjusted position on the screw 15.

The block 13 is further vertically drilled as at 18 to receive anupstanding post 19' which projects substantially above the box 8. Thepost 19 defines an annular groove 2i) within the drill hole 18 which isengaged by a keeper screw 21 to retain the post in the drill hole whilepermitting rotation of the post. A convolutely coiled spring 22positioned around the post has one end 23 anchored in the block and theother end 24 anchored in the post 19 tobias the post to a yieldablyadjusted position of rotation. A laterally projecting arm 25 projectsoutwardly from the window opening and forwardly of the bow in the atrest position or the post 19.

As appears most clearly from FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper end of the post 19and the arm 25 form a right angled supporting corner for the arrowindicated by the dotted lines at 26. It is further apparent that thepost 19 and the arm carried thereby can be adjusted transversely of thebow to a variety of positions, one of which is illustrated by the dottedlines at 19A. When the shaft of an arrow is supported on the arm 25, theupper and outer feathers are completely out of contact with the rest ofany other part of the how. The lower inner feather 27 is disposedpartially across the intersection of the arm 25 and post 19 and isforced rapidly thereacross as the arrow is released. However, theforward motion or the arrow and feather cause the arm 25 and post 19 torotarte forwardly against the compression of the spring 22 thus yieldingslightly with movement of the feather 27 and minimizing wear of thefeather on the arrow rest.

The modified form of arrow rest attachment shown in F168. 6 and 7provides the same variability in vertically adjusted installation and intransverse adjustment after mounting on the body, but provides asomewhat diiierent detail of arrow engaging support. To this end the box8, screw 15 and spring 17 may be the same as in the first form of theinvention. The block 1313 threadedly engages the screw 15 and fixedly ornon-rotatively supports a modified post NB. The post 193 supports alaterally projecting pin 2513 which may be a separate metal pin asindica ed or may be an integral projection on the upright pin. Thelaterally projecting pin rotatably supports a wheel or button 28 whichtapers inwardly as at 29 to a hub 30 of reduced diameter. In use theshafit of the arrow 31 to be discharged is supported upon the rim of thewheel or the button and against the side of the post 193. When releasedthe lower inner feather 32 travels through the notch between the postand the reduced hub 30 of the button so that only the outer portion ofthe feather comes in contact with any part of the arrow rest. Furtherthe wheel or button 28 is rotated by advancing motion of the shank ofthe arrow so that the feather 32 travels easily over the contactingportions of the arrow rest with a minimum of wear. With either form ofthe rest described, the location of the rest members 25 or 28 can beselectively adjusted to suit the desires ot the bowman.

What is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with an archery bow having a sight window with anupright side wall and flat floor,

arrow supporting mechanism comp-rising a hollow box open at the top andan inner side supported upon the floor of said window opening andsecured against the side wall of the wind-ow by screws passed throughears on the box,

a slide block transversly slidably mounted within said box and retainedvertically therein,

an adjusting screw passed through the outer end of said box andthreadedly engaged through said slide block,

an upright post swivelly mounted in said block and projecting upwardlythereabove, a support arm projecting laterally tfirom said postintermediate of the top of the post and said block, and a spring engagedbetween said post and said block and biasing said arm to laterallyoutwardly and forwardly projecting position in the neutral position ofsaid spring whereby the arm supports the shaft of an arrow to bereleased and rotates forwardly against spring tension upon the releaseof the arrow.

2. In combination with an archery bow having a sight window with anupright side wall and flat floor,

arrow supporting mechanism comprising a hollow box open at the top andan inner side supported upon the fioor of said window opening andsecured against the side wall of the window by screws passed throughears on the box,

a slide block transversely slidably mounted within said box and retainedvertically therein,

an adjusting screw passed through the outer end of said box andthreadedly engaged through said slide block,

a spring compressed between said block and said box to bias the blockinwardly,

an upright post swivelly mounted in said block and projecting upwardlythereabove,

a support arm projecting laterally from said post intermediate of thetop of the post and said block,

and a second spring engaged between said post and said block and biasingsaid arm to laterally outwardly and forwardly projecting position in theneutral position of said last spring whereby the arm supports the shaftof an arrow to be released and rotates forwardly against spring tensionupon the release of the arrow.

3. In combination with an archery bow having a sight window with anupright side wall and fiat floor,

arrow supporting mechanism comprising a hollow box supported upon thefloor of said window opening and secured against the side wall of thewindow by screws passed through ears on the box,

a slide block transversely slidably mounted within said box and retainedvertically therein,

an adjusting screw passed through the outer end of said box andthreadedly engaged through said slide block,

an upright post mounted in said block and projecting upwardlythereabove,

right side wall,

arrow supporting mechanism comprising a hollow box secured against theside wall by screws passed through ears on the box,

a slide block transversely slidably mounted within said box and retainedvertically therein,

an adjusting screw passed through the outer end of said ibOX andthreadedly engaged through said slide block,

an upright post swivelly mounted in said block and projecting upwardlythereabove,

a support arm projecting laterally from said post intermediate of thetop of the post and said block,

and a spring engaged between said post and said block and biasing saidarm to laterally outwardly and forwardly projecting position in theneutral position of said spring whereby the arm supports the shaft of anarrow to be released and rotates forwardly against spring tension uponthe release of the arrow.

5. In combination with an archery bow having an upright side wall,

arrow supporting mechanism comprising a hollow box secured against theside wall,

a slide block transversely slidably mounted within said box and retainedvertically therein,

an adjusting screw passed through the outer end of said box andthreadedly engaged through said slide block,

an upright post mounted in said block and projecting I References Citedin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,542,501 FredricksonFeb. 20, 1951 2,980,097 Rothgery Apr. 18, 1961 2,998 811 Sackmann Sept.5, 1961

5. IN COMBINATION WITH AN ARCHERY BOW HAVING AN UPRIGHT SIDE WALL, ARROWSUPPORTING MECHANISM COMPRISING A HOLLOW BOX SECURED AGAINST THE SIDEWALL, A SLIDE BLOCK TRANSVERSELY SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BOX ANDRETAINED VERTICALLY THEREIN, AN ADJUSTING SCREW PASSED THROUGH THE OUTEREND OF SAID BOX AND THREADEDLY ENGAGED THROUGH SAID SLIDE BLOCK, ANUPRIGHT POST MOUNTED IN SAID BLOCK AND PROJECTING UPWARDLY THEREABOVE, ASUPPORT ARM PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID POST INTERMEDIATE OF THE TOPOF THE POST AND SAID BLOCK,